| Description |
1 online resource (518 pages) |
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Cover; Contents; Preface; Cast of Characters; ONE: New Zealand Adrift; TWO: The Government Changes; THREE: Growing Concerns; FOUR: The Search for a Solution; FIVE: Access Denied; SIX: The Aftershocks; SEVEN: The Excommunication; EIGHT: The Oxford Union Debate; NINE: The Palmer Mission; TEN: The British Step In; ELEVEN: We Part Company; TWELVE: The End of the Argument; Epilogue; Select Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y |
| Summary |
In 1984, the newly elected Labour Government's antinuclear policy collided with a United States foreign policy based on nuclear deterrence. After two years of angry meetings, fraught diplomacy, and free-wheeling press conferences, this outbreak of "friendly fire" led to the unraveling of the Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty (ANZUS) military alliance, established in 1951. Based on previously classified government files in New Zealand, Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom as well as interviews with key protagon |
| Notes |
Chapter 12Epilogue; Backcover |
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Print version record |
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ANZUS Council.
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ANZUS Council fast |
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Security Treaty between Australia, New Zealand, and the United States of America (1951 September 1)
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Security Treaty between Australia, New Zealand, and the United States of America (1951 September 1) fast |
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Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- New Zealand
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Deterrence (Strategy)
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HISTORY -- Australia & New Zealand.
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Deterrence (Strategy)
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Diplomatic relations
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Nuclear weapons -- Government policy
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Politics and government
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New Zealand -- Foreign relations -- United States
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United States -- Foreign relations -- New Zealand
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New Zealand -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85091511
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New Zealand
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781775580706 |
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1775580709 |
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